Ways of World Knowing: Local Knowledge, Coastal Communities, and Equitable Ocean Governance

Ways of World Knowing, a collection of cross-disciplinary research at the junction of philosophy, law, and marine science, brings together philosophers of science, marine scientists, and lawyers to discuss the role and importance of local coastal community knowledge in ocean governance.

Michela Massimi is Professor of Philosophy of Science at the University of Edinburgh. She has written extensively in the area of the history and philosophy of science on topics such as realism, pluralism in science, the right to participate in science, and the epistemic value of local knowledges. Professor Massimi was the Principal Investigator of a Royal Society of Edinburgh funded network entitled Ocean and Us, with Professor Brown and Professor Jaspars as Co-Investigators.

Abbe E.L. Brown is Professor of Intellectual Property Law at the University of Aberdeen. Before returning to academia, she practised as an intellectual property and commercial litigator at leading firms in London, Melbourne, and Edinburgh. Professor Brown has a strong interest in the ocean and in interdisciplinary research and is a member of the World Commission on Environmental Law and the Deep Ocean Stewardship Initiative.

Marcel Jaspars is Professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of Aberdeen where he leads the
Marine Biodiscovery Centre, which focusses on marine resources for novel pharmaceuticals, and investigates fundamental questions in marine chemical ecology and biosynthesis. He has advised the UK, EU, and UN for global policy processes on ocean conservation and digital sequence information and associated policy involved in marine biodiscovery and biotechnology.